Object Details
- Artist
- Max Jacoby, 1919 - 2009
- Sitter
- Miles Dewey Davis, 25 May 1926 - 28 Sep 1991
- Exhibition Label
- American jazz composer and trumpeter Miles Davis, the "Picasso of Jazz," was one of the most influential and pioneering musicians of his time and beyond. Constantly reinventing his sound, Davis journeyed through numerous periods, including sessions with John Coltrane and others in the Miles Davis Quintet (1948-50). This collaboration gave birth to cool jazz, a major trend that emphasized Davis's melodic playing style. Following heroin withdrawal in 1954, Davis exploded back on the scene in a matchless stint of creativity. During this time he adopted the Harmon mute, whose unique soft buzzing sound he unveiled at the 1955 Newport Jazz Festival. In the late 1960s Davis replaced the quintet with an electric rock band and produced two revolutionary albums, In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew, which represent a blend of jazz and rock known as fusion.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- 1969
- Object number
- NPG.2001.48
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image/Sheet: 39.7 x 29.6cm (15 5/8 x 11 5/8")
- Mat: 71.1 x 55.9cm (28 x 22")
- Place
- Deutschland\Berlin\Berlin
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Interior\Performing Arts\Theatrical\Stage
- Music\Musical instrument\Trumpet
- Costume\Jewelry\Watch\Wrist watch
- Miles Dewey Davis: Male
- Miles Dewey Davis: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer
- Miles Dewey Davis: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz
- Miles Dewey Davis: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Trumpet
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.2001.48
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm43c8cc98b-92b9-4728-81e9-edbe3325612c
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